Here’s a good weeknight/weekend night project (just note that you’ll likely void your Joy-Con’s warranty)
I have two sets of Joy-Con controllers, and they both suffer from analog stick drift. If you’re lucky enough to have avoided it (for now, at least – it comes to all of us, I think), it’s when your wand loses accuracy and sometimes registers movement even if you don’t move it. Drift occurs when both of the wand’s sensors are worn out from use to the point where even a recalibration within the Nintendo Switch system settings can’t save them. Given how close we are to a release date The Legend of Zelda: Kingdom’s Tearsthis is not ideal.
Hall effect joysticks are the answer to that problem, and a company called GuliKit sells replacement Joy-Con sticks for about $27 per pair on amazon. They claim to be drift-resistant due to the reliance on magnets to send input signals, rather than needing the wand to physically rub against the sensor to register motion. It is not a new technology. Sega used it for a Dreamcast console, and both GuliKit and 8BitDo make some great Switch consoles here that have it as well.
I’m recommending them here because I recently purchased a set and replaced my Joy-Con sticks. Not only was it fairly easy, but it solved my problems instantly. Even better, the kit linked above sold by Amazon and Aliexpress includes all the tools required to open the Joy-Cons (plus replaceable joystick tops if you want a different look). However, note that opening the Joy-Con It will likely void its warrantySo proceed at your own risk. If you are not experienced in unlocking your own technology, or are eager to learn, I recommend that you stop reading and Just contact Nintendo To see if the company will repair your Joy-Cons, especially if you own a Nintendo Switch Lite (this process is a lot more involved).
If you need help with the process, I’ve written a guide for the edge (With great photos from Verge photographer Amelia Holowatty Krales) on how to get it out everyone Joy-Con components for a case swap for cosmetic purposes. Some of this information isn’t critical for this job, so I’ve distilled the most important steps involved in installing the stick here.
How to replace Joy-Con controllers
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